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Tye River near Lovingston

Highest listed crest 32.00 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft72 crests since 1939

The Tye River near Lovingston crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 72 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1939 to 2020. The highest, 32.00 ft on August 20, 1969, was major flooding, 19.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.00 ft
August 20, 1969; 80,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
1
90th of 242 gauges in Virginia
Most recent flood crest
September 17, 2018
15.62 ft, minor flooding
Location
Nelson County
Virginia

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Tye River near Lovingston
Action stage10.045Apr 13, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.023Sep 17, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.03Nov 29, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.01Aug 20, 1969Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

72 crests from 1939 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tye River near Lovingston, 1939 to 2020 101520253035ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Aug 19, 1939: 14.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1940: 14.94 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1942: 15.09 ft, minor flooding; 7,910 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1942: 12.12 ft, action stage; 4,940 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1942: 16.33 ft, minor flooding; 9,230 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1944: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 9,670 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1945: 12.90 ft, action stage; 5,700 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1945: 10.87 ft, action stage; 3,860 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1948: 10.63 ft, action stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1949: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1950: 11.02 ft, action stage; 3,870 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1950: 11.86 ft, action stage; 4,700 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 13.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1953: 10.17 ft, action stage; 3,150 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1955: 14.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1957: 10.18 ft, action stage; 3,150 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1959: 10.56 ft, action stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1959: 10.90 ft, action stage; 3,780 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1959: 11.03 ft, action stage; 3,870 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1960: 10.10 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1960: 10.30 ft, action stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1961: 11.98 ft, action stage; 4,800 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1964: 10.30 ft, action stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1965: 12.20 ft, action stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 11.20 ft, action stage; 4,050 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1969: 32.00 ft, major flooding; 80,000 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1970: 11.94 ft, action stage; 4,180 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1972: 12.35 ft, action stage; 5,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1973: 10.00 ft, action stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1975: 14.49 ft, minor flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1975: 10.18 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 13.18 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 13.92 ft, minor flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1978: 11.59 ft, action stage; 4,410 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1979: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,000 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1979: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1979: 16.78 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1980: 10.84 ft, action stage; 3,730 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1981: 12.18 ft, action stage; 4,980 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1983: 11.69 ft, action stage; 4,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1984: 11.30 ft, action stage; 4,140 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1984: 12.27 ft, action stage; 5,070 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1985: 17.46 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1987: 10.83 ft, action stage; 3,720 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1990: 11.57 ft, action stage; 4,380 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1990: 11.42 ft, action stage; 4,250 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 15.86 ft, minor flooding; 9,290 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1992: 11.58 ft, action stage; 4,390 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1992: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1995: 12.05 ft, action stage; 4,890 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1995: 11.36 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1995: 12.45 ft, action stage; 5,280 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1995: 10.65 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 16.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1996: 19.05 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 12.15 ft, action stage; 6,850 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1999: 13.61 ft, minor flooding; 8,680 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2003: 16.24 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2003: 11.02 ft, action stage; 5,550 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2005: 17.04 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 13.51 ft, minor flooding; 8,550 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2010: 10.79 ft, action stage; 5,310 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2011: 14.06 ft, minor flooding; 9,280 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2011: 12.73 ft, action stage; 7,550 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2013: 10.96 ft, action stage; 5,490 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 10.60 ft, action stage; 5,100 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2015: 11.76 ft, action stage; 6,390 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2016: 13.63 ft, minor flooding; 8,710 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 11.44 ft, action stage; 6,020 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 15.62 ft, minor flooding; 11,478 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2018: 10.53 ft, action stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2020: 11.68 ft, action stage; 6,450 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.00 ft, Aug 20, 1969 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tye River near Lovingston 1930s: 1 1940s: 5 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 6 6 1980s: 1 1990s: 5 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 2020s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 72 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Tye River near Lovingston
1Aug 20, 196932.00+19.00Major80,000
2Sep 6, 199619.05+6.05Moderate17,100
3Nov 4, 198517.46+4.46Moderate12,700
4Nov 29, 200517.04+4.04Moderate13,700
5Sep 22, 197916.78+3.78Minor11,100
6Sep 19, 194416.70+3.70Minor9,670
7Jan 19, 199616.37+3.37Minor10,300
8Oct 15, 194216.33+3.33Minor9,230
9Sep 19, 200316.24+3.24Minor12,400
10Apr 22, 199215.86+2.86Minor9,290
11Sep 17, 201815.62+2.62Minor11,478
12May 16, 194215.09+2.09Minor7,910
13Jun 3, 197915.00+2.00Minor8,000
14Aug 16, 194014.94+1.94Minor7,700
15Aug 18, 195514.50+1.50Minor7,300
16Mar 19, 197514.49+1.49Minor7,300
17Aug 19, 193914.13+1.13Minor6,900
18Apr 16, 201114.06+1.06Minor9,280
19Jan 26, 197813.92+0.92Minor6,700
20Mar 11, 195213.82+0.82Minor6,600
21Sep 5, 197913.70+0.70Minor6,500
22Nov 23, 199213.70+0.70Minor6,500
23Jun 5, 201613.63+0.63Minor8,710
24Sep 30, 199913.61+0.61Minor8,680
25Jan 25, 201013.51+0.51Minor8,550
26Oct 9, 197613.18+0.18Minor6,000
27Jun 18, 194913.10+0.10Minor5,900
28Sep 18, 194512.90−0.10Action5,700
29Aug 14, 201112.73−0.27Action7,550
30Oct 20, 199512.45−0.55Action5,280
31Oct 5, 197212.35−0.65Action5,200
32Aug 12, 198412.27−0.73Action5,070
33Feb 7, 196512.20−0.80Action5,000
34Sep 6, 198112.18−0.82Action4,980
35Jan 8, 199812.15−0.85Action6,850
36May 22, 194212.12−0.88Action4,940
37Jan 15, 199512.05−0.95Action4,890
38Oct 21, 196111.98−1.02Action4,800
39Oct 31, 197011.94−1.06Action4,180
40Dec 7, 195011.86−1.14Action4,700
41Sep 29, 201511.76−1.24Action6,390
42Apr 2, 198311.69−1.31Action4,490
43Apr 13, 202011.68−1.32Action6,450
44Aug 27, 197811.59−1.41Action4,410
45Nov 13, 199211.58−1.42Action4,390
46May 10, 199011.57−1.43Action4,380
47May 5, 201711.44−1.56Action6,020
48Oct 23, 199011.42−1.58Action4,250
49Jun 28, 199511.36−1.64Action4,300
50Feb 14, 198411.30−1.70Action4,140

Other gauges in Nelson County

Flood gauges in Nelson County
Bent Creek16.030.76 ft, Nov 5, 19855
Greenfield12.033.20 ft, Aug 20, 19691

Nelson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Virginia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TYLV2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.